Northwest History. State History. Box 16. Linbergh Kidnap Case.

Strange Tale From Witness Torn To Bits. The prosecution jubilantly declared today that it
had smashed Bruno Richard
Hauptmann's last defense and
would succeed in sending the
sullen carpenter to the electric
chair for the murder of
Charles A. Lindbergh Jr.
Members of the state's staff felt
the defense collapsed with the
cross-examination of Peter H.
Sommer, 47, who told the strangest story of any of the defense
alibi witnesses, and suffered the
most damage in cross-examination.

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Strange Tale From Witness Torn To Bits. The prosecution jubilantly declared today that it
had smashed Bruno Richard
Hauptmann's last defense and
would succeed in sending the
sullen carpenter to the electric
chair for the murder of
Charles A. Lindbergh Jr.
Members of the state's staff felt
the defense collapsed with the
cross-examination of Peter H.
Sommer, 47, who told the strangest story of any of the defense
alibi witnesses, and suffered the
most damage in cross-examination.